TCS Student News February 7, 2020
February 8, 2020
https://youtu.be/jKhMakap430 This week's broadcast of TCS Student News was researched, written, produced and anchored by students Ronan Guilfoyle and Ethan Christou. ...
https://youtu.be/jKhMakap430 This week's broadcast of TCS Student News was researched, written, produced and anchored by students Ronan Guilfoyle and Ethan Christou. ...
Congratulations to Olivia Yates, Ethan Christou and Keith Cooke for their recognition as recipients of the 2020 Maryland Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! Olivia Yates is a nominee in the American Voices category and her writing “My Mountain” will be submitted along with the four other Maryland finalists to the national competition. Her piece was a personal memoir essay about the importance of accepting yourself and not being influenced by national marketing or other societal standards of beauty. “So, when I cried because of horrible things that are being said in the media and negative messages I have been told, I’m crying for all people who have seen these posts or magazines and felt the same as me. As someone who has recognized a positive image of beauty and who has joined a movement that encourages people to feel confident within themselves, I know how important it is to feel comfortable in your own skin.” Excerpt from “My Mountain” by Olivia Yates Ethan Christou won the Emerging Artists Inspire Scholarship for his work “The Senses Dividing.” This Silver Key award in the short story category was for a suspense-filled work about a not-so-ordinary day of fright bouncing back and forth between the real world and a dream state. “I was running down a hallway. There was something behind me with no face. I kept running until I saw there was no end of the hallway. The faceless entity was still behind me, but another one was in front of me as well. A passage opened up beside me. I went inside and felt myself falling. It was peaceful....
A survivor of the 1958 Our Lady of Angels school fire spoke with the students today about this horrible event. Mike Gallo was in his elementary school class on the 2nd floor of the school when the fire broke out. His teacher told the students to gather around her and pray as they hoped to be rescued. Instead, Mike ran down steps that were already ablaze to escape the burning school. His classmates and the teacher were later found among the rubble still grouped together but overtaken by the fire and smoke. Mr. Gallo grew up in the poor and working class Chicago community not far from Our Lady of Angels. The day of the fire he ran to the safety of his home and find his parents. They later went back to the scene to witness the continuing event and the sadness and confusion that followed as classmates were carried out while others were rushed in all forms of transportation to seek medical care. Though Mike survived, he has relived that day and those that followed throughout his life. His memories of the fire and the many funerals remain vivid even these many years later. This harrowing story was both a lesson about the fragility of life and about how you can survive tragedy and go on to build a meaningful life. Mr. Gallo shared his later young life as a street youth who got into more than his share of trouble up through his eventually getting back on track....
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The students were treated to a behind the scenes look at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at a rehearsal for the upcoming performance. Not only did they get to hear a work by noted turn of the 18th century African-American composer Florence Price, but also a work by another composer of that time, Antonin Dvorak from the Czech Republic. However, the highlight for everyone was a performance by the young African-American cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who some may remember as the young man who played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle. As Claude so passionately expressed, “When the kid came out with the cello, I just felt a wave of art and passion hit me right in the face. The way he played that piece of wood and strings made my ears shake. I just enjoyed every bit of the moment he played. Our gratitude goes to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for having us and to Karen and Eric Stahl for facilitating our presence at the rehearsal. ...
A fixture at The Community School for the last 4 years, Monique Hawkins, our mail carrier had her last day on the route today. From the first time that Monique delivered our mail, it was like a burst of sunshine came through our door. She was always so warm and uplifting. Monique knew every student by name and followed their progress, celebrated their accomplishments and offered encouragement when needed. She is moving to a new position in security at the main post office and will be mush missed. The students who were in class and didn't get to see Monique when she came in today, ran up the street to find her delivering mail to get in one last hug. Monique has been part of the fabric of the neighborhood and will be missed. She promises to come back and visit. We wish her well in her new position. ...
This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, anchored and produced by students Olivia Yates and Garrett Anderson. https://youtu.be/U01etNF4xzY ...
This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, anchored and produced by students Joshua Sharp and Manuel Linan. https://youtu.be/9QzIqPpKkYA ...
This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written and produced by students Tyleiah Trusty and Jacob Cougle. https://youtu.be/y4xI9Ffmias ...
Noted photojournalist Jim Burger was the guest for the “Conversation with…” series today. Jim is a longtime friend and neighbor of the school. He spoke about his long career with the Baltimore Sun as well as his current freelance work. Jim has done national work for AARP and major magazines and worked locally for many prominent institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital. He shared examples of his work with a story to go with each one. The students were interested in Jim’s educational path and learned that even though he had challenges with a number of his subjects, he was encouraged to pursue his artistic abilities in drawing and photography ending up at the Maryland Institute College of Art. A native of Western Pennsylvania, this was the start of Jim’s new hometown and love affair with Baltimore. Jim is currently working on a book that will tell the story of his life and career through his words and photographs. Once the book is complete, the University of Maryland Baltimore County will house his life's work in their archive collection One of the deeper meanings in Jim’s conversation was captured by Ronan who said, “I really liked what Mr. Jim said about everyone having a story.” Jim is a master at finding and telling people’s stories through both words and photographs and we were honored to have him with us. The students are looking forward to his return in February when he will have a seminar on photography techniques. Thanks Jim! ...